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Handbuilt Ceramics

By: Kathy Triplett

Written for the general reader with an interest in ceramics, Handbuilt Ceramics is a big, colorful, and complete how-to manual for shaping clay without a potter's wheel, as well as a color gallery of handbuilt work by some of today's best ceramists. Features eight projects, complete with materials lists, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed color photos.

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Extruded Ceramics

By: Diana Pancioli

"Studio potters will find this book of interest in their work....Pancioli describes various kinds of extruders, techniques for working with extruded clay, and projects using extruded clay. Photographs of finished pieces by other artists are interspersed throughout..."-Library Journal.

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Ceramic Extruding

By: Tom and Gene Latka

Most ceramists own a pugmill or hand extruder and view it as simply a utilitarian device for making handles or coils. But the extruder can be the starting point for a variety of inventive and creative works of art. Extruder experts Tom and Jean Latka teach the basics of extruder use as well as how to make your own dies. Step-by-step projects include napkin rings, vases, umbrella stands, wine coolers, planters, sconce lighting, platters, sculpture, and more.

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